horizon

英 [həˈraɪzn]

美 [həˈraɪzn]

n.  地平线; (欲望、知识或兴趣的)范围，眼界

复数：horizons　

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Collins.2 / BNC.3831 / COCA.3113

习惯用语

n.

on the horizon
• 很可能即将发生；已露端倪
  likely to happen soon
• There's trouble looming on the horizon.
  可能快要出事了。

牛津词典

noun

• 地平线
  the furthest that you can see, where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea
  1. The sun sank below the horizon.
     太阳落到了地平线下。
  2. A ship appeared on the horizon.
     一艘船出现在地平线上。
• （欲望、知识或兴趣的）范围，眼界
  the limit of your desires, knowledge or interests
  1. She wanted to travel to broaden her horizons .
     她想旅行，以开阔眼界。
  2. The company needs new horizons now.
     公司现在需要开拓新的领域。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 地平线
  The horizonis the line in the far distance where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea.
  1. A grey smudge appeared on the horizon. That must be Calais, thought Fay...
     一个模糊的灰影出现在地平线上。那里一定是加来，法伊心想。
  2. The sun had already sunk below the horizon.
     太阳已经落到了地平线下面。
• N-COUNT 范围;眼界;见识
  Yourhorizonsare the limits of what you want to do or of what you are interested or involved in.
  1. As your horizons expand, these new ideas can give a whole new meaning to life...
     随着眼界不断开阔，这些新观念会为生活赋予全新的意义。
  2. By embracing other cultures and genres, we actually broaden our horizons, rather than narrow any existing ones.
     通过接纳其他文化和体裁，我们实际上拓宽了领域，而不是让现有的范围变得狭窄。
• PHRASE 已露端倪的;即将发生的
  If something ison the horizon, it is almost certainly going to happen or be done quite soon.
  1. With breast cancer, as with many common diseases, there is no obvious breakthrough on the horizon...
     对乳腺癌等很多常见疾病来说，目前还看不到有明显的突破。
  2. Suddenly, with war on the horizon, the army seemed in danger of disintegration...
     随着战争即将爆发，军队似乎突然面临分崩离析的危险。
  3. There are glimmers of hope on the horizon.
     就快看见希望的曙光了。

英英释义

noun

• the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
  1. It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge
  Synonym:viewpurview
• the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
  Synonym:apparent horizonvisible horizonsensible horizonskyline
• the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
  Synonym:celestial horizon
• a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

双语例句

• With the aid of a telescope a ship could be made out on the horizon.
  借助望远镜可以看出在地平线上有一只船。
• Soon they were only dots above the hard line of the horizon.
  很快他们就成了地平线上的几个小点了。
• Ocean melts into the sky at the horizon.
  地平线上，海天一色。
• The sun is gradually sinking below the horizon.
  太阳正徐徐地沉入地平线下。
• You might use a yellow filter to improve the clarity of a hazy horizon.
  可以使用黄色滤光器让模糊的视野更加清晰。
• The prairie stretches to the distant horizon.
  草原一直伸展到遥远的天边。
• A few scattered lights shone on the horizon.
  地平线上闪耀着几处星星点点的灯光。
• I found three aircraft very far on the horizon.
  我发现三架飞机在遥远的天际。
• By embracing other cultures and genres, we actually broaden our horizons, rather than narrow any existing ones.
  通过接纳其他文化和体裁，我们实际上拓宽了领域，而不是让现有的范围变得狭窄。
• As your horizons expand, these new ideas can give a whole new meaning to life
  随着眼界不断开阔，这些新观念会为生活赋予全新的意义。